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Ole Miss Penalties Further Hurt Reputation, but Rebels Will Stay Competitive

When you saw the alert come across your smartphone as you headed out to enjoy Memorial Day weekend, you probably already knew what your reaction would be to Ole Miss' response to the NCAA's notice of allegations that includes football, women's basketball and track and field.

Ole Miss is dirty.

The Rebels are cheating.

There's no way head coach Hugh Freeze is running a clean program.

If that was, indeed, your instant reaction to the news that the Rebels have self-imposed scholarship restrictions in football, suspensions in recruiting to two assistant coaches and a general three-year probation, please proceed to the comment section and take your victory lap.